Sometimes, they've wanted political influence in order to help themselves economically — think of William Paley, of the heavily regulated CBS television network — and sometimes they've wanted to expand their business in order to have more political power, as in the case of Henry Luce, of Time Inc., who was perhaps the most politically influential media mogul in American history.
"Given the gravity of the circumstances economically, I thought it was important to be part of a process that could yield a consensus-based solution".
Economically, they think it good for women to work and pay taxes.
MS. JIMENEZ: Everybody wanted to be as safe as possible, and economically I think that had very burdensome effects.
By binding themselves to one another even in the face of short-term difficulties, Europeans believe that they have made themselves better off economically and think that they will one day do the same in security terms.
Now, making a distinction between the short term and the long term isn't an easy thing to to pull off politically — hence the White House's difficulty — but economically I think it is essential.
He concludes that firms that begin in bad times are more likely to turn out to become economically important: think of Microsoft, Apple and Krispy Kreme doughnuts.During good times, any idiot can get his ideas funded, says William Barnett, a professor at Stanford University's business school.
Said Nicholson, "Are there folks who look at this economically and think if I have equal time I won't have to pay as much child support?
To Mr. Obama and his aides, Marja proved that progress was possible — but not on the kind of timeline that Mr. Obama thought economically or politically affordable.
Some believe he was just opportunistic: sensing that apartheid had become politically and economically untenable, he thought it would be strategically savvy to relinquish control then, retire and enjoy the wealth that white South Africans like him had accumulated through the exploitation of the black majority.
Mr. Yonts said he thought that economically viable pricing might soon be possible.
